Orchardleigh Estate
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| Orchardleigh House | |
 The stable block |
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  Shown within Somerset
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| Building information | |
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| Town | Frome |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Architect | Thomas Henry Wyatt |
| Client | William Duckworth |
| Completion date | 1856 |
Orchardleigh (also spelled Orchardlea) is a country estate in Somerset, approximately two miles north of Frome, and on the southern edge of the village of Lullington. It comprises a Victorian stately home, an island church, and an 18-hole Golf Course. Various accommodation is provided, both in the house itself and at adjacent lodges and cottages in the extensive grounds.
The house was built in 1856 by Thomas Henry Wyatt for William Duckworth. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[1]
In 1986 the last male Duckworth descendant died, and work started on redevelopment, after the sale of the furniture and fixtures. The developer’s loans were called in by the bank in 1989 and work ceased for 13 years[2] before it restarted to build the current hotels and golf courses.
The church dates from the 13th century, and underwent extensive renovation by Sir George Gilbert Scott, for the Rev. W. A. Duckworth, in 1878. It is grade I listed.[3]
The estate also has a boathouse,[4] bridge incorporating a sluice,[5] semicircular bridge,[6] garden house[7] keepers lodge[8] and stables and coachhouse[9] which all date from the same period as the main house and are also listed buildings.
The church lodge,[10] and temple lodge[11] are slightly earlier dating from the early 19th century.
Within the grounds which were landscaped, possibly by Humphrey Repton, and is included in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens,[2] there is also the Wood Lodge Summerhouse.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Orchardlea House, forecourt walls and gates. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ a b Orchardleigh: The Problem of Saving a Victorian Country House (PDF). The Country House in Contemporary Research and Conservation. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Church of St. Mary, causeway bridge, and gates. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Boathouse. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Bridge and sluice at NGR ST 7818 5100. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Bridge on approach road to Orchardlea House at NGR ST 7858 5168. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Garden House and attached house to rear. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Keepers Lodge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Stables and coachhouse. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Church Lodge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ temple lodge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Wood Lodge Summerhouse. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
